When she was a teacher, Edna Lewis would often ride horseback to school. Lewis, who just recently turned 99 years old, rode horses until reaching age 89. During May, Older Americans Month, seniors like Lewis who are age 90 or better will be honored with a 90s Birthday Party Friday, May 3, from 2-4 p.m. at the Golden Age Center.
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Just one more year and Edna Davis Lewis will reach the 100-year-old mark. Last week she was honored on her 99th birthday with a reception at the home of her son T.C. Lewis.
May has been designated Older Americans Month, and Friday, May 3, the Jackson County Department on Aging will sponsor a 90s Birthday Party for those in the county who, like Lewis, are age 90 or better. Lewis has been a resident of this county since 1905 when she moved here from Butte, Mont. A resident of Little Savannah Road, near Webster, she attended Webster School and Meredith School in Raleigh. She taught second-graders at Webster and other students at both Savannah and Addie and was often seen riding her special horse, Old Dick, to school. She married Ernest Lewis, a native of this county, in 1924. He was owner of the Exxon gas station on Main Street for 30 years and died in 1967. All her life she has been civic-minded and active in community activities, such as Webster PTA and the Sylva Garden Club. For years she was the home demonstration agent at Savannah School.
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